John E. McCarthy

Located at 76 Lake Street, in Peabody, Massachusetts, John E. McCarthy is a medium-sized elementary school that serves 385 students (grades K through 5), part of Peabody.

Peabody comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,774 students; John E. McCarthy is among them.

In terms of who attends, John E. McCarthy shows that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 21% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, John E. McCarthy reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Across the wider county, census data for Essex County shows median household earnings sit near $101,883, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), John E. McCarthy is one campus in the mix.

West Memorial is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. John E. McCarthy's enrollment has edged up 9% since 2018, when it stood at 354 (now 385). The White share of enrollment shrank from 83% to 44% over that span.

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